Sean Paul

It’s rare for an artist to become the personification of their genre. For just a word or phrase from their mouth to personify the entire artform. Sean Paul is one of those artists. Let him say “Dutty yeah” in his commanding voice, and you’ll hear the nuance of dancehall. Across seven studio albums and counting, Sean Paul has taken the genre global, from its origin in clubs in Kingston, Jamaica to the top of the charts, packing some of the biggest venues in more than 120 countries. Only Sean has the distinction of being the first Jamaican to play shows in Kazakhstan and Madagascar. In 2000 he released his debut album, Stage One, but it was 2002's multi-platinum follow-up, Dutty Rock, that sent his career into the stratosphere. Supported by the five top 15 singles, including the immortal No. 1 smash Get Busy, Dutty Rock went on to win the Grammy for Best Reggae Album and earned Sean a nomination for Best New Artist, the first time a dancehall artist had garnered such a distinction. His 2006 album The Trinity notched Sean another solo No. 1 hit, with Temperature, a scorching party-starter driven by hammering percussion. Proving that Dutty Rock wasn’t some outlier, The Trinity went platinum, cementing his status as a hitmaker that continues to this day. In the last 20-plus years of music-making Sean has earned several Grammy and Billboard Music award nominations and is the recipient of an American Music award, MOBO awards, Soul Train awards, MTV Music awards, ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music awards, a Source award and a BET award. He is the only Jamaican artiste to have won an American Music award (2006) for Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist. Collaboration is key to Sean’s success; he has multiple Hot 100 No. 1 singles with other artists including, “Baby Boy” with Beyonce and “Cheap Thrills,” with Sia. He’s embraced the idea on two of his most recent projects, 2018’s Mad Love: The Prequel, and 2021’s Live N Livin. The former finds him paired with pop stars from around the world, like Dua Lipa and Becky G, while the latter is a celebration of his Jamican heritage and dancehall roots on which Sean trades the lyrics with Buju Banton and Mavado. He’s also worked with stars in the worlds of Latin music, EDM, and Afropop. In 2014, his relationship with Spanish-speaking audiences spiked after an alignment with Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist Farruko on their single Passion Whine, and global recording sensation Enrique Iglesias who collaborated with Sean for the Bailando remix. The latter peaked at No. 1 in 33 countries and its music video generated over 261 million views on YouTube. Demonstrating his versatility and good taste, Sean’s summer 2021 release paired him with Ty Dolla $ign for a cheeky ode to sex workers called Only Fanz. In his booming intro Sean sings, “She don’t work but I know she work for that,” setting the tone for this summer bop. Later 2021 release will find Sean reunited with Sia, making magic with the rising dancehall queen Shenseea, and putting Gwen Stefani back in touch with the reggae sound her band No Doubt was known for. Sean is still raising the musical temperature flame.

Jay Scøtt

Jay Scøtt is a singer-songwriter born in Terrebonne. His musical multitasking includes rap, vocals, piano, guitar (which he plays backwards) and beatmaking. Formerly known under the stage name PL3, the artist has been active on the Montreal scene for a decade now. Jay Scøtt's versatility and eclecticism give a fragmented taste to his soundtracks that tease rap, folk and pop. The narrative of his songs praises the daily life of the average Quebecer through touching lyrics, references to popular culture and catchy melodies, all sailing together towards an eternal pursuit of happiness, and this, despite the emotional lows that this life suggests...

Clodelle

"Clodelle's colorful life is nothing new! Originally from Montreal, she started to travel at a young age as she grew up mainly in the Caribbean and Mexico. Known mainly for her prolific modeling career (American Vogue, Italian Vogue, Sephora, Nike, Coq Sportif), Clodelle unveiled herself as a singer to the general public for the first time in 2018 as she successfully lent her words and voice to the title track of Claude Bégin's album ""Bleu nuit"". A few years later, Clodelle is about to launch her solo project. Alongside Claude Bégin as a producer (Claude Bégin, Karim Ouellet, Alaclair Ensemble and many others), she is writing and composing songs in English, French and Spanish in order to soon deliver a first album. Carried by pop rhythms and songstress vibes, the artist will offer an universe mixing romantic ambiances with trap sounds where her warm and deep voice will undoubtedly hold the attention. An assertive, sensual and playful singer, the versatile artist finally claims this part of herself that has been left aside for too long and she already takes an obvious and contagious pleasure in it.

Okapi

OKAPI is an independent Montreal reggae band. Their sound is mixing French and English in a pure Montreal fashion adapting to all situations. Riding on classic rub-a-dub and early dancehall vibes, the crew knows its roots. Okapi brings Hot Sauce Piquante in music for an exotic mix of home and away, but above all it's QUALITY reggae music. Real #reggaekeb power.

La Vie

La Vie is à Montréal artist who always had a passion for music. He first got introduced to live looping in the summer of 2016. He first started by doing covers of his favorite bands like Sublime, Tryo, Bob Marley to name only a few of them. A couple years later La Vie starts to write his own material, composing sometimes on his loop rig, sometimes with a band to come up with a sound inspired by roots and dub culture while integrating it to live looping. Jah love dans vos cœurs.